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The amount of water released into the Lower Darling River from the Menindee Lakes has been reduced to 500 megalitres per day, marking the end of the water order made by the Murray–Darling Basin Authority on behalf of Basin state governments.

Delegates at the River reflections annual water conference today have heard about the increased risks to agriculture and water infrastructure due to climate change.

Water infrastructure is critical to a healthy and productive Murray–Darling Basin. Safe and secure water supplies underpin the prosperity and resilience of regional communities.

On behalf of Basin state governments, the Murray–Darling Basin Authority will begin releasing a small amount of water from Menindee Lakes later this week in response to recent dry conditions across the southern Basin.

The Murray–Darling Basin Authority anticipates that the water volume in the Menindee Lakes could surpass 640 gigalitres late this week, triggering water sharing arrangements agreed between New South Wales, Victoria and South Australia.

The Yarrawonga Weir is located on the River Murray between the towns of Yarrawonga, Victoria, and Mulwala in New South Wales.

The Lower Lakes barrages are located between Lake Alexandrina and the Coorong, where the River Murray completes its 2,530 km journey and flows into the Great Australian Bight.

Located near the South Australian border, Lake Victoria (Tar-Ru) is a naturally occurring shallow lake about 60 kilometres downstream of the Murray–Darling junction in south-western New South Wales.

Joint media release - The Yarrawonga weir road bridge will be permanently closed to traffic in July 2021, once essential maintenance work on the major Yarrawonga Mulwala Bridge has been completed.

Complementary measures include a range of non-flow natural resource management activities such as installation of fishways, fish diversion screens, release of the carp herpes virus, investments to address cold water pollution and riparian management activities and habitat restoration.